Spectacular hike. You are like the Wagon Train scout, going out ahead and finding great spots for us to explore and circle the wagons.

thank you for sharing so much information. I am visiting NC this week and look forward to searching out some of these places.

I needed to see this. Thanks so much for sharing ❤❤❤

We hope to visit the Pisgah National Forest someday! We love waterfalls too! Thanks for sharing! ~ Shion and Matthew

Really nice hike! Thanks for sharing your experience with us

Really pretty place. Great hiking, and camping area. Small streams sound peaceful, so clear. Akela right at home there. 😊👍

Great video. Love your dog. We have two just like him. Love your headstone joke too.

Such a gorgeous dog -- and so thoughtful, considerate and aware! After jumping the gap in the rock, he actually paused and waited for you to cross before continuing. He made sure you were okay. Beautiful to behold! [11:04]

60 degrees, perfect for hiking. Amazing how much that creek and rocks resemble the High Peaks area.

Enjoyed your hike. Very beautiful 👍👍👍👍👍💞

Beautiful!

Beautiful area! Couldn't help but notice the kids in the water. Thought to myself how the cold never really bothered me when I was a kid up north. Now that I've been living in Georgia for so many years (and being much older) I find my tolerance for cold has gone very low. Now if it gets below 65 I feel like I'm freezing. Anyway, great video. Looking ahead to you and Akela's next adventure in Tennessee.

Hello. I'm new to your channel and so far I just love your videos. I've been camping when I was younger but haven't taken my family yet (husband, 5 kids, and 2 dogs). I recently booked our first trip to Raven Rock, NC. Watching your videos has me excited to plan more adventures if all goes well on this upcoming trip. Thank you for the future trip ideas!

great video!

Hi, Rick, from Northern California. Wanted to introduce myself because you will hear a lot from me during the next few weeks. I purchased an Aliner two months ago, found your channel, and got hooked on you and your dogs. I went back in time and started watching your videos from the beginning. Admittedly, I don’t watch every minute of you traveling, since usually I want to make those experiences happen for myself. But I am very interested in stuff pertaining to the Aliner, AOC activities, and training and traveling with dogs. I love your sense of humor and your style. I post videos about my travels with my two Welsh Corgis under “Rambling in Ramsey.” I used to have a Ram ProMaster Class B that I called “Ramsey.” After seeing almost all the National Parks in the northern states, I traded the ProMaster 3500 for a small Promaster City that I converted to a campervan I call “Ramsey Jr.” With a max towing capacity of 1600 lbs, he can barely tow the Aliner. A former teacher and graphic designer, I am now a writer, grandmother, weekend explorer, and corgi puppy trainer. I publish stuff about my books on my author-KZfaq Channel “Mary Ames Mitchell.” I look forward to hanging out with you while you ramble. Thanks for including us.

I really like to get out and do some exploring camping on the North Carolina side at the mountains. It had so much time to our trip because we can't take the quicker route through the Dragon and instead have to add considerable mileage interstate. One of these days we will make it over that direction.

I would love to camp there. Maybe soon. Thanks so much for sharing!

Lovely area.

The foot trail coming up from Upper Creek is brutal uphill. I and another person got on a section of it and it was 1-mile ALL serious uphill; step-up and pull-up...step-up and pull-up. Thought I would have a coronary event...leg muscles were quivering when we got to the top.

Im only a couple hours from there and have been looking for a place to do primitive camping. Looks amazing and I have vacation time so I might have my next vacation spot picked out.

My thoughts exactly on those “headstones “ on that trail.

I have a Berkey filter. Would most streams like this be safe to use after filtering?

We are going to Deal's Gap this summer, and then Asheville. You don't happen to know of any free/dispersed spots around Deal's Gap? Willing to drive a little bit

Hello, might be a long shot but wondering if you could share coordinates/location of that large camping spot you previewed around 6:30 of this video? Thanks!

That's a really nice area! What is the name of the FS road?

I am new to South Carolina and want to go camping out this way what would be the best directions for me to put in? We have been to Asheville and Catawba so far but really want to go disperses camping plus it would be better for my dog.

I’m heading that way in few weeks maybe sooner 😃. How did you find this area?

Do you need 4 wheel drive on all the roads or can you make it with 2wheel drive with All terrain tires

Thanks so much for sharing you’re exploring of the NC high country. We go to the Fosco, NC area every summer for a month or so and I try to scout out good camping areas . This really helps. I discovered the 13 mile old Hwy 105 fire road in Pisgah off grid trail last year. The vista camping looks amazing. Have you been up there. It may be a little 4 wheelie for your camper. have you tried it?

Wow the creeks are beautiful. If it was warm enough I could play in them for hours! Just returned home from a 2 night stay in the Uwharrie National Forest at Morrow Mountain State Park. Had the whole loop to myself! I have been hesitant to do the free camping areas as a solo female camper. Guess I feel safer knowing there are park rangers around. What are your thoughts on the safety factor of the areas that you have visited? I'm just a old hippy in a camper van but I still like to play it safe!

Hi Rick, just checked Rock Creek and it said they do not take reservations...are you just winging it?

Please do this in New York!!!

Where is this

Caddis Rapid 6 Tent

I'm going tomorrow, I'm scared. Never been camping and never seen a bear. Solo backpacking for a few days I hope

Water looks cold lol

Gosh - I wish ya had picked up that drink can and cardboard - gosh Hope people stop littering - it they don’t that area will become terrible

I’m so ready to come up there to camp but I have 5 Cats from when I was rescuing cats to be euthanized. I’ve got to move out of my home because I can’t pay the Taxes and Insurance on just Social Security. I usually have 10 to 12 but had to stop rescuing because of my financial situation. There are No Kill places to take Dogs but none for cats that I know of. And I can’t take cats I’ve grown fond of to be killed after caring for them for so long.😕 Do you know of any place that is a No Kill Shelter for cats? ( I know it’s like wishing for a Billion Dollars )